Clip for hair wavers



May 2l, 1929. R.l-| BLYM'YER 1,714,294

CLIP FOR HAIR WAVERS Filed June 22, 1927 gnwmtoc s@ fam mmf/w Patented May 21, 1929.

UNITEDl STATES RAYMOND L. BLYYMYER, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CLIP FOR HAIR WAVERS. l

Application filed June 22, 1927. Serial No. 200,597.

This invention relates to improvements in clips for permanent wave hairk curling machines. I l

As in other devices of this-same general character-the object of the invention is to close the lower end of the tube within which a coil of hair is positioned and to shield the scalp from the heat which is applied to the tube.

' A further object of the present invention is the provision of a clip of this character which shall have the advantages that result from simplicity both in the manufacture and in the use of the device. f

Still 'another object of the invention is the provision of a clip which shall possess considerable rigidity when in operative position, although consisting of the least possible number of parts.

Other objects, and objects relating to details of construction and economies of manufacture, will appear as I proceed with the de` rscription of thatr embodiment of the invention which, for the purposes of the present application, I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan or side View of the preferred form of my clip, shown in closed or operative position in full lines and in open or inoperative position in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is an'end'v'iew of the same, illustrat-y ing particularly the releasable securing means;

' Fig. v3 is an edge view of the clip;

Fig. 4 is a. longitudinal section through the lower end of a tube of a permanent wave machine with the coil of hair in place therein and with myclip applied thereto in operative position, the clip being shown in section substantially on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a plan or sideview of a modified form of clip; and f Figs. 6 and 7 are end and edge views, respectively, of the modification illustrated in Fig. 5. Y

In Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, my clip is illustrated ascomposed of two stampings 10 and 11 which overlap at one end and are there oined together by a pivot 12. These two stampings are both formed with curved gripping surfaces 13 and 14 which are adapted to surround and compress a fabric tube 15 such as that'illustrated in Fig. 4. A coil of hair is indicated at 16 Within the tube 15 and within an inner tube 17 of pastboard which stops short of the lower end of tube 15. The clip ofmy invention is used to compress the tube 15 about the lock of hair near the head of the individualwhose hair is being waved, and v keeps the steam and heated air inside the tube from traveling along the lock of lhair to' the Wearers scalp. It Valso serves to protectv tlle' scalp from heat applied outside the tubel On the side of the gripping surfaces y13, 14 opposite to the pivot 12, the stampings 10, l1 are formed with engaging portions 18 and 19 which overlap when the` clip is in operative position, but the surfaces which engageron this side of the gripping portion of the clip are disposed oppositely to the engaging surfaces in the vicinity of the pivot 12. One of the stampings is bent slightly so as to provide the necessary offset to enable the jaws of the clip to pass onthe sides opposite the sides which are adjacent to each other at the pivot. This offsetting is illustrated in Fig. 3. It will, of course, be apparent that either one of the two stampings may be thus bent, or that if preferred both may be bent to a lesser extent. Y

Beyond the engaging portions 18, 19 each of the stampings is bent up at right angles to the plane of the clip jaw as indicated at'21 to form handles which may be grasped by the operator in manipulating the clip. The inter-engaging fastening means for the two jaws is carried by these two handles 20 and `21'. In the form illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4,

inclusive, a strip of metal 22 which is a continuationV of the handle 21 is bowed into an arc-shaped yoke and extends across the clip and across the end of handle 2O which is provided With a projection 23 that may fit intov any one of a series of holes 24 in the yoke. The latter is resilient, and as the projection 23 is inclined to the left, as shown in Fig. 1, pressure exerted to drawthe two handles 20, 21 together will cause the yoke 22 to ride over the projection 28 until the pressure is relieved when thel projection 23 will move vinto the nearest hole 24 andwill prevent the jaws from i opening. When the operator desires to open the clip, however, the opening operation is performed very easily, as by placing the thumb against the handle 20 and pushing outwardly against the resilient yoke 22, the engagement of the proj ectionwith any ofthe holes 24 is prevented, while with the lingers of the other hand vgrasping either the handle 2l or the yoke 22, the jaws vinay be separated. Reterrlng now to Figs. 5, 6 and 7, in which a somewhat different inodiiication of the invention is disclosed, 3l and 32 arethe two jaws of the clip pivoted together' at 32 and having engaging portions 33 and 3a overlapping oppositely i'roin the overlap at the pivot as 1n the previously described torni. In this modification, bent portions and 36 constitute portions oi the handles of the clip but' s both such handles have also outwardly bent tabs 37, 38 to facilitate the manipulation of the device. rlhe handle has a downwardly or inwardly extending projection 3l) which is adapted to engage in one of the series o'l' holes -tO in an arc-shaped 7oke Lll which forms i The clips have been described as inade of two stanipings only, and this is the preferred Ylorln of construct-ion, but it .should be appreciated that a Agreater number of parts may be employed without departing troni the spirit of the' invention in its broader aspects.

Having thus described niy invention, what I claini is:

l. In a device ot the class described, a pair of substantially flat gripper jaws pivoted together, said jaws having curved gripping surfaces near said pivot, portions of each of said jaws being bent up out of the plane of the jaws to torni handles, and ineans pro jecting from said handles for maintaining yteig-ether,'said jaws having curved gripping surfaces near said pivot, portions ol each oi? said jaws being bent up to forni handles, one of said handles having a continuation forining resilient yoke, said yoke having a series ot pertorations therein, and a projection upon said other handle adapted to engage any one of said periforations for maintaining said jaws in various positions of adjustment.`

In a device of the class described, a pair olivsubstantially flat gripper jaws pivoted together, said jaws having curved grippingV surfaces near said pivot, one of said jaws having a portion bent up into a plane at right angles to the plane of the jaw, said bentup portion having a continuation iforniing a yoke, and cooperating` ineans between the other jaw and said yoke for maintaining the jaws in various positions of adjustment.

5. In a device of the class described, a pair oi'y substantially fiat gripper jaws pivoted to gether, said jaws having curved gripping surfaces near said pivot, a yoke projecting troni one of said jaws out ot the plane thereof, and cooperating ineans between the other jaw and said yoke for maintaining the jaws in various positions of adjustment.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiix my signature.

RAYMOND L. BLYMYER. 

